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Something to hang on to, uprightly? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strap

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'something to hang on to' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for strap that I've seen before include "Leather fastener" , "Strong band for binding luggage etc" , "Security device" , "Parts of a long piece of leather" , "Whip" .)

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